mayo.edu Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) affects an estimated 1 in 2500 people and typically presents with syncope, seizures or sudden death. Whereas someone exhibiting marked prolongation of the ...

The mechanism of 2:1 atrioventricular block in infants with the congenital long QT syndrome has been postulated to result from a long ventricular effective refractory period interrupting ...

Long QT syndrome is most commonly acquired, ie secondary to something like medication or electrolyte abnormalities. However, it can also be inherited, which is called congenital long QT syndrome.

Current major projects in the lab focus on the molecular basis of inherited arrhythmia syndromes like catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), ...